So to say that I'm a little nervous is an understatement. When you receive that first email saying that you've been approved to submit photos as a hopeful on the site, it's like your heart jumps. I don't know about the rest of the girls, but I made sure to read through all the do's and dont's, pointers and tips, so on and so forth.
The pointer that stood out to me the most was that your set should not be shot on a plain backdrop (i.e. photo paper back drop in a studio)...
Fast forward to yesterday, I put some of my soon-to-come hopeful photos on a blog as well as in a group and in the blog I received some very sweet feedback, while on the group I had mixed reviews. I told the group to be as honest as possible...if that meant positive or negative...I want to hear it!
Well, the first thing pointed out was that my background was bland because it was a solid color. Which in all fairness, the photos I posted did have a cement wall as a background so I can see where the comment came from. Luckily I'm not worried about that, because not even 25% of the photo set is shot there...so I made sure to cover my bases in that scenario.
The second thing that the girls pointed out was that my theme (school skirt/studying) was childish/childlike and that usually youthful photo sets were frowned upon.
HUH?
This took me by surprise for a few reasons....
1st reason this took me by surprise being that I made sure to follow all the pointers and do's and dont's and I don't ever remember there being anything saying there couldn't be a youthful theme.
2nd reason this took me by surprise is that a college student could be a school girl and a college student could be studying...so why would anybody automatically assume I'm attempting to portray a young elementry school student?
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I'm just nervous now that these comments have been made that my set won't do well.
I guess only time will tell. Either way, I asked for the feedback - positive or negative and I do in fact appreciate it. It'll help me with future sets, that's for sure! Not only that, but it's given me the drive to show people that I can dish out some super hot sets...
some jaw dropping sets 
Who's ready?
Any suggestions on sets you'd like to see done? I'm game!
O....and does anybody know how to search photographers here on the site. I think it'd be super cool to work with some photographers that have already done SG photo sets. (Although I'll have to say that I love
my photographer now.
On another note...it's cold outside and I wish I was back playing in the woods .......
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The pointer that stood out to me the most was that your set should not be shot on a plain backdrop (i.e. photo paper back drop in a studio)...
Fast forward to yesterday, I put some of my soon-to-come hopeful photos on a blog as well as in a group and in the blog I received some very sweet feedback, while on the group I had mixed reviews. I told the group to be as honest as possible...if that meant positive or negative...I want to hear it!
Well, the first thing pointed out was that my background was bland because it was a solid color. Which in all fairness, the photos I posted did have a cement wall as a background so I can see where the comment came from. Luckily I'm not worried about that, because not even 25% of the photo set is shot there...so I made sure to cover my bases in that scenario.
The second thing that the girls pointed out was that my theme (school skirt/studying) was childish/childlike and that usually youthful photo sets were frowned upon.
HUH?
This took me by surprise for a few reasons....
1st reason this took me by surprise being that I made sure to follow all the pointers and do's and dont's and I don't ever remember there being anything saying there couldn't be a youthful theme.
2nd reason this took me by surprise is that a college student could be a school girl and a college student could be studying...so why would anybody automatically assume I'm attempting to portray a young elementry school student?
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. I'm just nervous now that these comments have been made that my set won't do well.
I guess only time will tell. Either way, I asked for the feedback - positive or negative and I do in fact appreciate it. It'll help me with future sets, that's for sure! Not only that, but it's given me the drive to show people that I can dish out some super hot sets...
some jaw dropping sets
Who's ready?
Any suggestions on sets you'd like to see done? I'm game!
O....and does anybody know how to search photographers here on the site. I think it'd be super cool to work with some photographers that have already done SG photo sets. (Although I'll have to say that I love
my photographer now.
On another note...it's cold outside and I wish I was back playing in the woods .......
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We can always try again when u get to Vegas :-)